The goal of contractionary monetary policy is to:

A. reduce interest rates to stimulate the economy.
B. increase interest rates to stimulate the economy.
C. reduce interest rates to slow down the economy.
D. increase interest rates to slow down the economy.

D. increase interest rates to slow down the economy.

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If you buy a gift without knowing what a person really wants or needs, you have demonstrated:

A. the incentive problem of gift-giving. B. the necessity-identification problem of gift-giving. C. the knowledge problem of gift-giving. D. the negative trade problem of gift-giving.

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According to the text, the cost-plus-markup procedure

A) is the only sensible way to set prices. B) is a sure-fire way to ruin a business. C) is a general rule of thumb for price searchers. D) can be practiced only by price takers.

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